Question

It is common to need to make choices between different alternatives when solving problems. Alternatives can take different forms. For instance, only do action X if condition 1 is true presents an alternative of either doing or not doing action X. A different form of alternative occurs in the case where we need to do action X if condition 2 is true, otherwise do action Y. Here we have a choice between 2 different actions, and we will always do X or Y depending on condition 2. This form can be extended to choosing between 3, 4, or any number of actions where one action is always selected. Lets discuss some real examples where making these types of choices are needed. Identify the alternative actions and the condition that controls the choice.